Thomas E. Svarney
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Pub. Date
2012
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From modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges to appreciating historical developments by Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton, and other mathematicians, this engaging resource addresses more than 1,000 questions related to mathematics. Organized into chapters that cluster similar topics in an easily accessible format, this reference provides clear and concise...
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Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth, including the suburbs. Then they disappeared, leaving scant clues to their existence. Unless of course, you happen to be in Mongolia or Patagonia, where fossil evidence abounds, including complete living rooms sets. The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book gathers current expertise about dinosaurs and provides a multitude of easily digested answers to more than 1,000 questions about these mighty creatures. From what animals...
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c2004
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We are surrounded by geology, it is in everyone's backyard; it is at everyone's feet. More than just amazing landscapes, geology describes how our environment became what it is, providing a history of our planet and its universe. Ranging from the backyard to outer space, Handy Geology answers nearly 1,100 fundamental and essential questions about this most fascinating science.
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[2012]
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"From modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges to appreciating historical developments by Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton, and other mathematicians, this engaging resource addresses more than 1,000 questions related to mathematics. Organized into chapters that cluster similar topics in an easily accessible format, this reference provides clear and concise...
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[2016]
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"Covering all the major body systems--integumentary (skin, hair, etc.), skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive, and, for good measure, this answer book adds chapters on growth and development and how science can help and augment the body. It follows the fascinating maze of organ systems and shows how much the body does routinely just to let you move, breathe, eat,...
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[2015]
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Your fitness, health, and well-being depend on food and proper nutrition. Yet, knowing what is in the foods we eat, understanding the differences between good and bad fat, learning which foods are good sources of vitamins, keeping up on the latest scientific discoveries, or discerning the effectiveness of different diets can be challenging. To help answer these questions there's The Handy Nutrition Answer Book. Additionally, the book scrutinizes...